Guest John Pax Posted August 29, 2009 Share Posted August 29, 2009 When and why did the fortepiano become the pianoforte? I have asked many people and no one can give me a straight answer. Perhaps one of you many composers have stumbled across this dilemma and eventually found an answer you're willing to share. I'm very interested to find out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Salemosophy Posted August 30, 2009 Share Posted August 30, 2009 I'm not doing your music history/theory assignment for you (if that's what this is all about). Read Fortepiano - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia and Piano - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia if you want some insight. Note, the 'Piano-Forte' and the 'Piano' are pretty much the same instrument. The 'Fortepiano' was a predecessor. You can look up all the dates, times, and names of people involved in the invention and development of the Piano. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gamma Posted August 30, 2009 Share Posted August 30, 2009 You're talking about the dynamic marking right? If so, I've always known it as fp (fortepiano) I think they are not the same, pianoforte is soft to loud where as fortepiano is loud to soft. Perhaps I'm wrong because I've never heard it being the same before. Where did you see that it was the same or changed from one to the next? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Morivou Posted August 30, 2009 Share Posted August 30, 2009 You're talking about the dynamic marking right?If so, I've always known it as fp (fortepiano) I think they are not the same, pianoforte is soft to loud where as fortepiano is loud to soft. Perhaps I'm wrong because I've never heard it being the same before. Where did you see that it was the same or changed from one to the next? no... he's talking about the INSTRUMENTS, I think. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest John Pax Posted August 30, 2009 Share Posted August 30, 2009 No Antiatonality this is not an assignment or school test question. Yes I mean the instrument, now more or less refereed to as the Piano. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HeckelphoneNYC Posted August 30, 2009 Share Posted August 30, 2009 I've never heard of a fortepiano.... :ermm: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jrcramer Posted August 30, 2009 Share Posted August 30, 2009 then read the topic. it was a predecessor :) I always thought the pianoforte was abbreviated to piano, just laziness... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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